Posted on January 28th, 2010 by armineh
Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and a leading faculty critic of BU president John Silber, died of a heart attack today in Santa Monica, Calif, where he was traveling, his family said. He was 87.
“His writings have changed the consciousness of [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by armineh
Thank You, Howard Zinn, for being there during the civil rights movement, for teaching at Spelman, for walking the picket lines, and for inspiring such students as Alice Walker and Marian Wright Edelman.
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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by armineh
Howard Zinn, my hero, teacher, and friend died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 87. With his death, we lose a man who did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States. We lose a historian who also made history.
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by armineh
Washington - Death penalty opponents in the United States hope New Mexico’s decision to ban capital punishment is a turning point, as a crippling economic crisis becomes their latest argument for abolition.
Last week Democratic Governor Bill Richardson made his southwestern state the 15th in the nation to outlaw executions, after state lawmakers voted for the [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009 by armineh
The latest about the juvenile Brandon McInerney, a 13 year old from Ventura, is as follows:
He is sentenced to life in prison. His lawyer tried to have the case dismissed and refiled in Juvenile Court. Brandon, who is tried as an adult, was accused of a hate crime because he shot a gay schoolmate. His [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by armineh
President Barack Obama in his history-making Inaugural Address today sounded the clarion call for a more inclusive and progressive America. The President’s speech outlined a largely humanistic agenda, promising to “restore science to its rightful place,” as we collectively face the massive challenges facing us as a country in the twenty-first century. Significantly, in affirming [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2009 by armineh
The Roman Catholic Church has blocked a plan to put atheist slogans on buses in Italy.
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Posted on January 15th, 2009 by armineh
The friend-of-the-court brief, filed today by Americans United, the Anti-Defamation League and 30 other civil rights and civil liberties groups, argues that a bare majority of voters should not be permitted to remove fundamental rights from a minority group.
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Posted on November 21st, 2008 by armineh
Friday, November 21, 2008
(11-21) 08:13 PST Rancho Cucamonga, CA (AP) –
Complaints have led to removal of an atheist group’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in Rancho Cucamonga.
The General Outdoor sign company took down the Freedom From Religion Foundation billboard on Thursday after the city asked if there was a way to get it removed. Redevelopment director [...]
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Posted on June 12th, 2008 by armineh
Unlike others, U.S. defends freedom to offend in speech.
Read American Exception
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